Practice Areas

Personal Injury & Workers' Compensation

The attorneys at Schweickert & Ganassin concentrate their practice representing persons injured in accidents or at work. The firm provides personal service and attention combined with the resources, depth, and trial experience of litigators who have represented thousands of persons injured at work or in other accidents.

Our trial attorneys handle all types of personal injury matters for children and adults hurt or killed by someone else’s negligence.

With one of the largest personal injury law practices in North Central Illinois, our team of experienced and caring attorneys, paralegals, and staff provide clients with a practice group that has proven results in thousands of cases. We have obtained millions of dollars for our clients in settlements, mediations, arbitrations, and at trial. We regularly represent families of persons injured or killed as a result of:

  • Automobile Accidents
  • Construction Accidents
  • Premises Accidents
  • Wrongful Deaths
  • Product Defects
  • Insurance Disputes
  • Maritime Accidents
  • Medical Negligence
  • Asbestos Claims
  • Work Injuries
  • Truck Accidents
  • Motorcycle Accidents
  • Social Security Claims

Our workers’ compensation attorneys help injured workers and their families during difficult times by experienced and progressive representation. We represent injured workers throughout the State of Illinois and are referred cases by many law firms.

Schweickert & Ganassin personal injury and workers’ compensation attorneys offer free initial consultations, including home or hospital visits. We have offices in Peru, Ottawa, and Morris, but we have personally met with clients in their homes or in the hospital from Rockford to Cairo and Moline to Orland Park.

Our Social Security attorneys help disabled workers obtain the Social Security disability benefits they deserve. We have received hundreds of “Fully Favorable” decisions awarding permanent disability benefits for our clients.

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Schweickert & Ganassin, serving all of Illinois